| Lineup | Nicholls State | PG - Garf Bartley (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Oleg Grabowski (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Walter Blair (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Thomas Crosslin (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 3 blk. C - Joshua Jackson (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - John Smith (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Hicks (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Gary Rewakowski (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Tim Glenn (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Ralph Baker (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Southern Illinois | Gary Rewakowski inbounds the ball | 38-45 |
| Game Plan | Nicholls State | Nicholls State is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:41 | Southern Illinois | John Smith misses badly on the uncontested fadeaway from the left side | 38-45 |
| 19:40 | Southern Illinois | Tim Glenn hits the follow up shot | 38-47 |
| 19:36 | Nicholls State | Garf Bartley loses the dribble to Robert Hicks | 38-47 |
| 19:31 | Southern Illinois | John Smith loses the dribble to Garf Bartley in the backcourt | 38-47 |
| 19:26 | Nicholls State | Thomas Crosslin drills a jumper from the baseline | 40-47 |
| 19:24 | Southern Illinois | John Smith is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 40-47 |
| 19:19 | Nicholls State | Walter Blair misses the runner near the basket but the foul's on Gary Rewakowski - foul #2 on Gary Rewakowski, team foul #1 | 40-47 |
| 19:19 | Nicholls State | Walter Blair misses the 1st free throw | 40-47 |
| 19:19 | Nicholls State | Walter Blair makes the 2nd free throw | 41-47 |
| 19:17 | Southern Illinois | Garf Bartley takes the ball from Gary Rewakowski in the backcourt | 41-47 |
| 19:03 | Nicholls State | Thomas Crosslin's pass is intercepted by Ralph Baker | 41-47 |
| 18:45 | Southern Illinois | Tim Glenn can't connect on a turnaround from close range | 41-47 |
| 18:44 | Nicholls State | Walter Blair pulls down the rebound | 41-47 |
| 18:36 | Nicholls State | Walter Blair connects on the shot from close range set up by Thomas Crosslin | 43-47 |
| 18:31 | Southern Illinois | John Smith is hacked by Garf Bartley in the backcourt - foul #3 on Garf Bartley, team foul #1 | 43-47 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Joseph Miller (PG), Stanley Kinsella (SG), Brian Wightman (SF), Norman Spurling (PF), Jonathan Cauley (C) Garf Bartley, Oleg Grabowski, Walter Blair, Thomas Crosslin, Joshua Jackson | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Hiram Thomas (PG), Russell Callahan (SG), Richard Randall (SF), Robert Heil (C) John Smith, Robert Hicks, Gary Rewakowski, Ralph Baker | |
| 18:11 | Southern Illinois | Russell Callahan's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 43-47 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Dick Hubbard (C) Tim Glenn | |
| 18:02 | Nicholls State | Joseph Miller scores on a shot from the right side and he's fouled by Hiram Thomas - foul #1 on Hiram Thomas, team foul #2 | 45-47 |
| 18:02 | Nicholls State | Joseph Miller makes the free throw | 46-47 |
| 17:49 | Southern Illinois | Dick Hubbard misses long on a jumper from the baseline | 46-47 |
| 17:47 | Nicholls State | The rebound goes to Stanley Kinsella | 46-47 |
| 17:41 | Nicholls State | Stanley Kinsella loses the ball out of bounds | 46-47 |
| 17:29 | Southern Illinois | Robert Heil can't connect on a shot near the basket | 46-47 |
| 17:27 | Southern Illinois | Hiram Thomas tips it home | 46-49 |
| 17:21 | Nicholls State | Brian Wightman knocks in the jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Stanley Kinsella | 48-49 |
| 17:03 | Southern Illinois | Dick Hubbard hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Hiram Thomas | 48-51 |
| 16:45 | Nicholls State | Stanley Kinsella travels with the ball | 48-51 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Oleg Grabowski (SG), Walter Blair (SF), Thomas Crosslin (PF), Joseph Punch (C) Stanley Kinsella, Brian Wightman, Norman Spurling, Jonathan Cauley | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | John Smith (PG), Robert Hicks (SG), Gary Rewakowski (SF), Tim Glenn (PF), Ralph Baker (C) Hiram Thomas, Russell Callahan, Richard Randall, Robert Heil, Dick Hubbard | |
| 16:32 | Southern Illinois | Robert Hicks can't connect on a floater in the paint but he's fouled by Thomas Crosslin - foul #2 on Thomas Crosslin, team foul #2 | 48-51 |
| 16:32 | Southern Illinois | Robert Hicks misses the 1st free throw | 48-51 |
| 16:32 | Southern Illinois | Robert Hicks makes the 2nd free throw | 48-52 |
| 16:23 | Nicholls State | Tim Glenn denies the turnaround by Walter Blair | 48-52 |
| 16:22 | Nicholls State | Walter Blair can't tip it in | 48-52 |
| 16:21 | Southern Illinois | Robert Hicks gets the rebound | 48-52 |
| 16:06 | Southern Illinois | Robert Hicks makes the floater from the free throw line on a great pass from Gary Rewakowski | 48-54 |
| 15:50 | Nicholls State | Oleg Grabowski hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right wing | 48-54 |
| 15:49 | Southern Illinois | Ralph Baker grabs the board | 48-54 |
| Lineup | Nicholls State | PG - Joseph Miller (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SG - Oleg Grabowski (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Walter Blair (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Thomas Crosslin (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 3 blk. C - Joseph Punch (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - John Smith (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Hicks (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Gary Rewakowski (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Tim Glenn (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Ralph Baker (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 15:26 | Southern Illinois | Ralph Baker misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 48-54 |
| 15:24 | Southern Illinois | Tim Glenn misses the tip | 48-54 |
| 15:22 | Nicholls State | Joseph Punch snags the defensive board | 48-54 |
| 15:08 | Nicholls State | Walter Blair comes up short on the shot from the left block | 48-54 |
| 15:07 | Nicholls State | Walter Blair tips it in | 50-54 |
| 14:49 | Southern Illinois | Ralph Baker loses the ball out of bounds | 50-54 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Jonathan Cauley (PG), Norman Spurling (PF), Joshua Jackson (C) Joseph Miller, Thomas Crosslin, Joseph Punch | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Hiram Thomas (PG), Russell Callahan (SG), Richard Randall (SF), Robert Heil (PF), Dick Hubbard (C) John Smith, Robert Hicks, Gary Rewakowski, Tim Glenn, Ralph Baker | |
| 14:37 | Nicholls State | Oleg Grabowski can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 50-54 |
| 14:36 | Nicholls State | The offensive rebound goes to Norman Spurling | 50-54 |
| 14:21 | Nicholls State | Joshua Jackson comes up short on the jump hook in the lane | 50-54 |
| 14:19 | Nicholls State | Norman Spurling hits the follow up shot | 52-54 |
| 14:02 | Southern Illinois | Hiram Thomas's layup is rejected by Joshua Jackson | 52-54 |
| 14:00 | Nicholls State | Oleg Grabowski grabs the defensive rebound | 52-54 |
| 13:55 | Nicholls State | Oleg Grabowski misses the jump hook in the paint but he's fouled by Russell Callahan - foul #1 on Russell Callahan, team foul #3 | 52-54 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Brian Wightman (SF), Thomas Crosslin (PF) Walter Blair, Norman Spurling | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Marvin Anderson (PF) Dick Hubbard | |
| 13:55 | Nicholls State | Oleg Grabowski misses the 1st free throw | 52-54 |
| 13:55 | Nicholls State | Oleg Grabowski makes the 2nd free throw | 53-54 |
| 13:27 | Southern Illinois | Richard Randall hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 53-54 |
| 13:25 | Nicholls State | Brian Wightman grabs the board | 53-54 |
| 13:19 | Nicholls State | Hiram Thomas steps in front of the Jonathan Cauley pass | 53-54 |
| 13:14 | Southern Illinois | Richard Randall lays it in set up by Hiram Thomas | 53-56 |
| 13:09 | Nicholls State | Brian Wightman misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 53-56 |
| 13:08 | Southern Illinois | Marvin Anderson snags the defensive board | 53-56 |
| 12:55 | Southern Illinois | Marvin Anderson hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right wing | 53-56 |
| 12:53 | Nicholls State | Joshua Jackson grabs the defensive rebound | 53-56 |
| 12:48 | Nicholls State | Brian Wightman drills a 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Joshua Jackson | 56-56 |
| 12:21 | Southern Illinois | Marvin Anderson clanks a turnaround from close range but the foul's on Joshua Jackson - foul #3 on Joshua Jackson, team foul #3 | 56-56 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Joseph Miller (PG), Stanley Kinsella (SG), Walter Blair (SF), Norman Spurling (PF), Joseph Punch (C) Jonathan Cauley, Oleg Grabowski, Brian Wightman, Thomas Crosslin, Joshua Jackson | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | John Smith (PG), Robert Hicks (SG), Gary Rewakowski (SF), Ralph Baker (C) Hiram Thomas, Russell Callahan, Richard Randall, Robert Heil | |
| 12:21 | Southern Illinois | Marvin Anderson makes the 1st free throw | 56-57 |
| 12:21 | Southern Illinois | Marvin Anderson makes the 2nd free throw | 56-58 |
| 12:04 | Nicholls State | Walter Blair can't connect on a jump hook from the right block | 56-58 |
| 12:02 | Nicholls State | Walter Blair tips it home | 58-58 |
| 11:53 | Southern Illinois | Marvin Anderson can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 58-58 |
| 11:51 | Southern Illinois | Ralph Baker grabs the offensive board | 58-58 |
| 11:32 | Southern Illinois | Stanley Kinsella steals it from Marvin Anderson | 58-58 |
| Lineup | Nicholls State | PG - Joseph Miller (tiring) 6 pts. SG - Stanley Kinsella (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Walter Blair (tiring) 9 pts. 5 reb. PF - Norman Spurling (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Joseph Punch (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - John Smith (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Hicks (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Gary Rewakowski (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Marvin Anderson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Ralph Baker (fresh) 7 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 11:23 | Nicholls State | Joseph Punch clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 58-58 |
| 11:22 | Southern Illinois | Ralph Baker grabs the defensive rebound | 58-58 |
| 11:20 | Southern Illinois | Gary Rewakowski is hacked by Walter Blair in the backcourt - foul #2 on Walter Blair, team foul #4 | 58-58 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Brian Wightman (SF), Thomas Crosslin (PF) Walter Blair, Norman Spurling | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Richard Randall (SF), Tim Glenn (PF), Dick Hubbard (C) Gary Rewakowski, Marvin Anderson, Ralph Baker | |
| 11:07 | Southern Illinois | Dick Hubbard drills a driving attempt from the baseline and he's hacked by Joseph Punch - foul #1 on Joseph Punch, team foul #5 | 58-60 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Hiram Thomas (PG) John Smith | |
| 11:07 | Southern Illinois | Dick Hubbard makes the free throw | 58-61 |
| 10:48 | Nicholls State | Stanley Kinsella knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Brian Wightman | 61-61 |
| 10:46 | Southern Illinois | Richard Randall loses the dribble to Joseph Miller in the backcourt | 61-61 |
| 10:25 | Nicholls State | Dick Hubbard is called for the reach on Stanley Kinsella - foul #1 on Dick Hubbard, team foul #4 | 61-61 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Jonathan Cauley (PG), Oleg Grabowski (SG), Walter Blair (SF), Norman Spurling (PF) Joseph Miller, Stanley Kinsella, Brian Wightman, Thomas Crosslin | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| 10:06 | Nicholls State | Joseph Punch is called for traveling | 61-61 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Russell Callahan (SG), Gary Rewakowski (SF), Ralph Baker (C) Robert Hicks, Richard Randall, Dick Hubbard | |
| 09:45 | Southern Illinois | Russell Callahan is hacked by Oleg Grabowski - foul #1 on Oleg Grabowski, team foul #6 | 61-61 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Garf Bartley (PG), Joshua Jackson (C) Jonathan Cauley, Joseph Punch | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | John Smith (PG), Robert Heil (SF) Hiram Thomas, Gary Rewakowski | |
| 09:30 | Southern Illinois | Russell Callahan drills a jumper in the paint set up by John Smith | 61-63 |
| 09:17 | Nicholls State | Joshua Jackson misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 61-63 |
| 09:16 | Southern Illinois | Russell Callahan gets the rebound | 61-63 |
| 09:14 | Southern Illinois | Ralph Baker loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 61-63 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Stanley Kinsella (SG), Brian Wightman (SF), Thomas Crosslin (PF) Oleg Grabowski, Walter Blair, Norman Spurling | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Robert Hicks (SG), Richard Randall (SF) Russell Callahan, Tim Glenn | |
| 09:03 | Nicholls State | Brian Wightman misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 61-63 |
| 09:01 | Nicholls State | Garf Bartley grabs the offensive board | 61-63 |
| 08:52 | Nicholls State | Brian Wightman comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 61-63 |
| 08:50 | Southern Illinois | Ralph Baker grabs the defensive rebound | 61-63 |
| 08:46 | Southern Illinois | Garf Bartley steals the ball from John Smith in the backcourt | 61-63 |
| 08:36 | Nicholls State | Garf Bartley buries a 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Thomas Crosslin | 64-63 |
| 08:21 | Southern Illinois | Richard Randall misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Brian Wightman - foul #2 on Brian Wightman, team foul #7 | 64-63 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Hiram Thomas (PG), Tim Glenn (PF), Dick Hubbard (C) John Smith, Robert Heil, Ralph Baker | |
| 08:21 | Southern Illinois | Richard Randall misses the 1st free throw | 64-63 |
| 08:21 | Southern Illinois | Richard Randall makes the 2nd free throw | 64-64 |
| 08:05 | Nicholls State | Stanley Kinsella is hacked by Dick Hubbard - foul #2 on Dick Hubbard, team foul #5 | 64-64 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Oleg Grabowski (SG), Jonathan Cauley (SF), Norman Spurling (PF) Stanley Kinsella, Brian Wightman, Thomas Crosslin | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Russell Callahan (SG), Gary Rewakowski (SF) Robert Hicks, Richard Randall | |
| 07:57 | Nicholls State | Garf Bartley misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 64-64 |
| 07:56 | Southern Illinois | Russell Callahan gets the rebound | 64-64 |
| 07:50 | Southern Illinois | Gary Rewakowski is hacked by Jonathan Cauley - foul #3 on Jonathan Cauley, team foul #8 | 64-64 |
| 07:50 | Southern Illinois | Gary Rewakowski makes the 1st free throw | 64-65 |
| 07:50 | Southern Illinois | Gary Rewakowski misses the 2nd free throw | 64-65 |
| 07:50 | Nicholls State | Norman Spurling gets the rebound | 64-65 |
| 07:45 | Nicholls State | Garf Bartley misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 64-65 |
| 07:43 | Southern Illinois | Dick Hubbard snags the defensive board | 64-65 |
| 07:41 | Southern Illinois | Joshua Jackson is called for the reach on Russell Callahan in the backcourt - foul #4 on Joshua Jackson, team foul #9 | 64-65 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Walter Blair (SF) Joshua Jackson | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Marvin Anderson (PF) Tim Glenn | |
| 07:41 | Southern Illinois | Russell Callahan makes the 1st free throw | 64-66 |
| 07:41 | Southern Illinois | Russell Callahan makes the 2nd free throw | 64-67 |
| 07:32 | Nicholls State | Oleg Grabowski misses badly on a jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Marvin Anderson - foul #2 on Marvin Anderson, team foul #6 | 64-67 |
| 07:32 | Nicholls State | Oleg Grabowski makes the 1st free throw | 65-67 |
| 07:32 | Nicholls State | Oleg Grabowski misses the 2nd free throw | 65-67 |
| 07:32 | Southern Illinois | Dick Hubbard pulls down the rebound | 65-67 |
| Lineup | Nicholls State | PG - Garf Bartley (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 4 stl. 3 pf. SG - Oleg Grabowski (tiring) 7 pts. 3 ast. SF - Walter Blair (tiring) 9 pts. 5 reb. PF - Norman Spurling (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Jonathan Cauley (fairly fresh) 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Hiram Thomas (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SG - Russell Callahan (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. SF - Gary Rewakowski (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Marvin Anderson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Dick Hubbard (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:12 | Southern Illinois | Dick Hubbard throws a bad pass out of bounds | 65-67 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Thomas Crosslin (PF) Norman Spurling | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Robert Hicks (SG), Richard Randall (SF), Ralph Baker (C) Russell Callahan, Gary Rewakowski, Dick Hubbard | |
| 06:57 | Nicholls State | Oleg Grabowski misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 65-67 |
| 06:56 | Nicholls State | Thomas Crosslin snags the offensive board | 65-67 |
| 06:43 | Nicholls State | Garf Bartley misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 65-67 |
| 06:42 | Southern Illinois | Richard Randall pulls down the rebound | 65-67 |
| 06:37 | Southern Illinois | Hiram Thomas drills a jumpshot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Ralph Baker | 65-69 |
| 06:23 | Nicholls State | Thomas Crosslin misses the lay-in | 65-69 |
| 06:21 | Southern Illinois | Ralph Baker snags the defensive board | 65-69 |
| 06:17 | Southern Illinois | Oleg Grabowski is called for the reach on Hiram Thomas in the backcourt - foul #2 on Oleg Grabowski, team foul #10 | 65-69 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Stanley Kinsella (SG), Brian Wightman (SF), Norman Spurling (PF), Joseph Punch (C) Oleg Grabowski, Walter Blair, Thomas Crosslin, Jonathan Cauley | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Russell Callahan (SG), Tim Glenn (PF), Robert Heil (C) Robert Hicks, Marvin Anderson, Ralph Baker | |
| 06:17 | Southern Illinois | Hiram Thomas makes the 1st free throw | 65-70 |
| 06:17 | Southern Illinois | Hiram Thomas misses the 2nd free throw | 65-70 |
| 06:17 | Nicholls State | Joseph Punch snags the defensive board | 65-70 |
| 06:02 | Nicholls State | Norman Spurling can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 65-70 |
| 06:00 | Southern Illinois | Robert Heil grabs the defensive rebound | 65-70 |
| 05:44 | Southern Illinois | Richard Randall hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt in the lane | 65-70 |
| 05:42 | Southern Illinois | Richard Randall pulls down the offensive rebound | 65-70 |
| 05:26 | Southern Illinois | Robert Heil makes the shot from the right wing on a great pass from Tim Glenn | 65-72 |
| 05:12 | Nicholls State | Norman Spurling is fouled on the floor by Hiram Thomas - foul #2 on Hiram Thomas, team foul #7 | 65-72 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Joseph Miller (PG), Jonathan Cauley (C) Garf Bartley, Joseph Punch | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | John Smith (PG), Robert Hicks (SG), Gary Rewakowski (SF) Hiram Thomas, Russell Callahan, Richard Randall | |
| 05:12 | Nicholls State | Norman Spurling makes the 1st free throw | 66-72 |
| 05:12 | Nicholls State | Norman Spurling misses the 2nd free throw | 66-72 |
| 05:12 | Southern Illinois | Tim Glenn grabs the defensive rebound | 66-72 |
| 04:46 | Southern Illinois | Gary Rewakowski hits the easy wide open finger roll on a great pass from Tim Glenn | 66-74 |
| 04:30 | Nicholls State | Jonathan Cauley comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 66-74 |
| 04:29 | Southern Illinois | Tim Glenn gets the rebound | 66-74 |
| 04:12 | Southern Illinois | Robert Hicks misses badly on the uncontested runner from close range | 66-74 |
| 04:10 | Nicholls State | Joseph Miller snags the defensive board | 66-74 |
| 04:00 | Nicholls State | Brian Wightman hits a 3 from the left wing set up by Joseph Miller | 69-74 |
| 03:56 | Southern Illinois | Robert Hicks is fouled on the floor by Joseph Miller - foul #3 on Joseph Miller, team foul #11 | 69-74 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Garf Bartley (PG), Oleg Grabowski (SG), Walter Blair (SF), Thomas Crosslin (PF), Joseph Punch (C) Joseph Miller, Stanley Kinsella, Brian Wightman, Norman Spurling, Jonathan Cauley | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Russell Callahan (PG), Richard Randall (SF), Ralph Baker (C) John Smith, Gary Rewakowski, Robert Heil | |
| 03:56 | Southern Illinois | Robert Hicks makes the 1st free throw | 69-75 |
| 03:56 | Southern Illinois | Robert Hicks misses the 2nd free throw | 69-75 |
| 03:56 | Nicholls State | Thomas Crosslin snags the defensive board | 69-75 |
| 03:38 | Nicholls State | Garf Bartley drills a 3 from the right corner | 72-75 |
| 03:33 | Southern Illinois | Robert Hicks is hacked by Oleg Grabowski in the backcourt - foul #3 on Oleg Grabowski, team foul #12 | 72-75 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Marvin Anderson (PF) Tim Glenn | |
| 03:33 | Southern Illinois | Robert Hicks makes the 1st free throw | 72-76 |
| 03:33 | Southern Illinois | Robert Hicks misses the 2nd free throw | 72-76 |
| 03:33 | Nicholls State | Thomas Crosslin grabs the defensive rebound | 72-76 |
| Lineup | Nicholls State | PG - Garf Bartley (tiring) 11 pts. 1 ast. 4 stl. 3 pf. SG - Oleg Grabowski (tiring) 7 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Walter Blair (tired) 9 pts. 5 reb. PF - Thomas Crosslin (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. 3 blk. C - Joseph Punch (tiring) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Russell Callahan (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. SG - Robert Hicks (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Richard Randall (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Marvin Anderson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Ralph Baker (fresh) 7 pts. 11 reb. | |
| 03:12 | Nicholls State | Thomas Crosslin lays it up and in on a nice dish by Walter Blair | 74-76 |
| 02:46 | Southern Illinois | Marvin Anderson is hacked by Joseph Punch - foul #2 on Joseph Punch, team foul #13 | 74-76 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Joshua Jackson (C) Joseph Punch | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | John Smith (PG), Hiram Thomas (SG), Dick Hubbard (C) Russell Callahan, Robert Hicks, Ralph Baker | |
| 02:46 | Southern Illinois | Marvin Anderson makes the 1st free throw | 74-77 |
| 02:46 | Southern Illinois | Marvin Anderson misses the 2nd free throw | 74-77 |
| 02:46 | Nicholls State | Thomas Crosslin gets the rebound | 74-77 |
| 02:22 | Nicholls State | Garf Bartley clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 74-77 |
| 02:21 | Southern Illinois | Marvin Anderson grabs the board | 74-77 |
| 02:21 | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 74-77 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Joseph Miller (PG), Jonathan Cauley (SF) Garf Bartley, Walter Blair | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Gary Rewakowski (SF), Tim Glenn (PF), Ralph Baker (C) Richard Randall, Marvin Anderson, Dick Hubbard | |
| 02:19 | Southern Illinois | Joseph Miller takes the ball from Gary Rewakowski in the backcourt | 74-77 |
| 02:14 | Nicholls State | Joshua Jackson hits the front of the rim on the shot from just outside the lane | 74-77 |
| 02:13 | Southern Illinois | Tim Glenn pulls down the rebound | 74-77 |
| 01:58 | Southern Illinois | Gary Rewakowski's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 74-77 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Garf Bartley (PG), Walter Blair (SF) Joseph Miller, Jonathan Cauley | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Robert Hicks (SG) Hiram Thomas | |
| 01:48 | Nicholls State | Garf Bartley can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 74-77 |
| 01:47 | Southern Illinois | Tim Glenn gets the rebound | 74-77 |
| 01:31 | Southern Illinois | Ralph Baker misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 74-77 |
| 01:30 | Southern Illinois | Robert Hicks snags the offensive board | 74-77 |
| 01:13 | Southern Illinois | Gary Rewakowski hits a 3 pointer from the left corner set up by John Smith | 74-80 |
| 00:51 | Nicholls State | Gary Rewakowski is called for the reach on Garf Bartley - foul #3 on Gary Rewakowski, team foul #8 | 74-80 |
| 00:51 | Nicholls State | Garf Bartley makes the 1st free throw | 75-80 |
| 00:51 | Nicholls State | Garf Bartley makes the 2nd free throw | 76-80 |
| Game Plan | Nicholls State | Nicholls State is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:25 | Southern Illinois | Robert Hicks misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 76-80 |
| 00:24 | Nicholls State | Thomas Crosslin grabs the board | 76-80 |
| Game Plan | Nicholls State | Nicholls State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:18 | Nicholls State | Garf Bartley drills a 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Joshua Jackson | 79-80 |
| Game Plan | Nicholls State | Nicholls State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:16 | Southern Illinois | Tim Glenn is fouled in the backcourt by Oleg Grabowski - foul #4 on Oleg Grabowski, team foul #14 | 79-80 |
| 00:16 | Southern Illinois | Tim Glenn misses the 1st free throw | 79-80 |
| 00:16 | Southern Illinois | Tim Glenn makes the 2nd free throw | 79-81 |
| Game Plan | Nicholls State | Nicholls State is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:11 | Nicholls State | Garf Bartley clanks a 3 from the left corner | 79-81 |
| 00:10 | Southern Illinois | Tim Glenn pulls down the rebound | 79-81 |
| 00:08 | Southern Illinois | Tim Glenn is hacked by Garf Bartley in the backcourt - foul #4 on Garf Bartley, team foul #15 | 79-81 |
| 00:08 | Southern Illinois | Tim Glenn misses the 1st free throw | 79-81 |
| 00:08 | Southern Illinois | Tim Glenn misses the 2nd free throw | 79-81 |
| 00:08 | Nicholls State | Thomas Crosslin grabs the defensive rebound | 79-81 |
| 00:08 | Nicholls State | Nicholls State calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 79-81 |
| 00:03 | Nicholls State | The jump hook by Thomas Crosslin is blocked by Ralph Baker | 79-81 |
| 00:01 | Southern Illinois | Ralph Baker grabs the board | 79-81 |
| 00:00 | Southern Illinois | Ralph Baker runs out the clock | 79-81 |